Wick raising or adjusting device for shaving-mugs.



J. 0. ANDERSON.

WIGK RAISING 0R ADJUSTING DEVICE. FOR SHAVING Muss. APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60., F'HDTO LITHO.v WASHINGTON. D4 C.

JOHN O. ANDERSON, OF CASS LAKE, MINNESOTA.

WICK RAISING OR ADJUSTING DEVICE FOR SHAVING-MUGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed July 20, 1914. Serial No. 852,054.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN O. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cass Lake, in the county of Cass and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful. ll ick Raising or Adjusting Device for Shaving-Mugs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful improved wick adjusting or raising device particularly designed for use in connection with shaving mugs, as hereinafter set forth.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the shaving mug or cup. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a shaving mug or cup, which may be of any suitable construction or configuration having a concaved bottom 2 provided with a conical or tapering portion or peak 3 constituting a flame spreader or deflector upon the under portion-of the concaved bottom, and acting to spread or deflect the flame substantially evenly upon the under face of the bottom.

The lower portion of the mug or cup is provided with a flared flange 4 forming a supporting base for the cup, and threaded within the lower portion of the cup is an oil or fuel container or receptacle 5, for the reception of oil or the like. Forming an integral part of the bottom of the container or receptacle 5, and rising upwardly is a central tube 7 constituting an air tube, the upper convexed end 8 of which is perforated, as shown at 9 to permit the air to percolate therethrough into the combustion chamber 10, so as to mix with the fumes of the fuel from the wick 11, thereby in this manner insuring a more eflicient flame. Also rising from the bottom of the receptacle or container 5, and forming an integral part thereof is a tube 12 of considerable less diameter than the tube 7, and disposed between the tube 7 and the vertical movable wick carrying thimble 13, which is provided with spurs 14, extending into the wick, so as to cause the wick to move with the thimble.

Mounted in the tube 12 is a rod 15 having upon its upper end a worm 16, which meshes with the teeth 17 of the thimble, so as to adjust the thimble vertically, and with it the wick.

The lower end of the rod 15 is provided with a thumb button 18,, whereby the rod may be rotated, when it is desired to adjust the thimble and the wick.

The top of the container or receptacle 5 is provided with a filling opening 19, closed by the plug 20.

Extending downwardly into the container, and forming an integral part of the top thereof is an interiorly threaded flange 21, with the teeth of which a tube 22 (which is provided with threads 23) meshes. The upper end of the tube 22 is constructed with an annular flange 25, and by the adjustment of the tube 22, the upper peripheral portion of said tube may be arranged closer or farther from the burning periphery of the wick, thereby to a certain extent controlling the frame.

To gain access to the interior of the combustion chamber for any purpose whatsoever, such as for the adjustment of the tube 22, or for trimming the wick a sliding closure 26 is provided, whereby the opening 27 may be covered and uncovered.

In the wall of the mug or cup adjacent the combustion chamber are perforations 28, in order to produce a proper combustion of the fuel. The lower end of the wick spreads as shown, so that the oil or fuel will readily feed up the wick by capillary attraction.

Projecting from the bottom of the container or receptacle 5 is a member 30, whereby the container or receptacle may be screwed in place into the mug or cup. The lower portion of the wall of the mug below the bottom of the container is provided with a series of perforations 31, so as to permit air to find its way into and through the central tube 7 The water and the soap are deposited in the cup or mug, and the burner lighted, and the usual agitation of the water and soap is performed by the use of the brush, and as the lather thickens the same ing rising from the bottom of the container on the interior of the thimble, the bottom of the container having a handle, and a device Copies 0! this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of latentamounted in said bearing and extending through said handle and provided with means of connection with said worm threads for adjusting said thimble and the wick vertically, said tube being designed to be adjusted downwardly to frictionally cooperate with the Wick to retain the wick in engagement with the upwardly extending spurs.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN O. ANDERSON.

Witnesses J. E. LUNDRIGAN, IVER ANDERSON.

Washington, D. G. 

